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The runoff follows a four-person election in November, when none of the candidates earned more than half of the votes for the District VII seat, long held by Harvin Moore. ]]>
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:14:00 UThttp://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend/crime-courts/article/Judge-to-decide-fate-of-7-special-needs-children-10747190.php
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Less than two weeks after seven adopted children were removed from a Richmond home where authorities say they were abused and confined to one room, a judge on Tuesday ordered that the kids continue in foster care for now.

District Judge David Perwin agreed to the arrangement during a hearing regarding how best to care for the children. Officials said they were found malnourished and neglected after having been kept in a room with a noticeable stench of human waste.

The children said they were fed rice and beans twice a day, according to a search warrant. Two wore diapers. Several alleged that the adoptive stepfather choked or hit them with a wooden paddle, deputies alleged in the search warrant.

One boy told investigators he spent so long in the room -- where the seven teenagers shared two beds, two mats, a toilet and a sink -- that he didn't know his own age, the search warrant said.

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Tue, 6 Dec 2016 13:37:25 UThttp://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Thousands-flock-to-show-of-shoes-at-Sneaker-Summit-10691149.php
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Grinning as they snagged their new kicks, shoe enthusiasts bought, sold and traded the finest in footwear at the bi-annual Sneaker Summit at the Bayou City Event Center. Fourteen years ago, the Houston native kicked off his shoe summit in the back of a now-defunct coffee shop. [...] it doubled in size with the second event and went from coffee shops to sports bars to nightclubs to concert venues. A small handful of rappers, a world-renowned shoe cleaner and even a YouTube star set up tables Sunday, showing off their high-priced pairs. The Houston hip hop legend's collection also includes a pair of Eminem Jordan 4's. Sitting beside the My Kicks The Passion table, Weatherspoon rocked a sign pleading with passersby to "Help My Addiction" by buying some snazzy shoes. ]]>
Mon, 5 Dec 2016 02:44:53 UThttp://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-area-Special-Olympics-bowling-competition-10690028.php
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Special Olympics event more than competition for these participants After she finished, bowling kicked off for the day at Copperfield Bowling Center as part of a competition for Special Olympic athletes. Awards and ribbons are given out after the competition, but program director Renee Klovenski said that as long as athletes participates, they qualify for the statewide competition in Austin in February. Special Olympics, a nonprofit organization, seeks to provide people who are affected by disabilities the chance to participate in a wide range of sports, including track, soccer, kayaking, cycling and even power lifting. Joanne Alley, 47, who coaches the Katy Wolf Pack, said they have people with all of kinds of disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome. When Wells and her daughter first moved to Katy four years ago from Nebraska, they said the program helped provide a sense of community. ]]>
Sun, 4 Dec 2016 03:31:58 UThttp://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Pasadena-voting-rights-case-now-in-the-hands-of-10688615.php
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